Mu Cang Chai

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Mu Cang Chai is a mountainous district in the west of Yen Bai province, 180km from the center of Yen Bai city, more than 300km northwest of Hanoi capital. This land lies at the foot of Hoang Lien Son mountain range, at an altitude of over 2,000m above sea level. Coming to Mu Cang Chai, visitors can take National Highway 32 in two directions. If from Hanoi, you will go to Yen Bai, from Yen Bai to Muong Lo is 70km, sleep here to take a car from Muong Lo early tomorrow morning, and arrive in Mu Cang Chai in the afternoon. This section is nearly 100km long, but more than 80km is a steep mountain pass that continuously advances, until you reach an altitude of 1,750m, covered in mist and clouds, you will soon reach Mu Cang Chai town. In the middle of the pass, there is a flat land, stop here to enjoy the fragrant sticky rice of Tu Le, famous throughout the region.